Charlie Sommers comments

AdamP765;

So you enjoy sushi slathered with another's salvia and aren't bothered by using a toothpick dripping with bacteria from someone else's mouth. (???).

I am quite content to continue eating breaded and fried chicken livers which are delicious, adding egg yolks and pork fat is not necessary.

I will give some credence to Rodney's comment Many years ago the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius said, "Poverty is the mother of crime."

@ Kniknaknokkaer;

I have been eating sandwiches for most of my 82 years and have never removed a single crust.

There is no such thing as too much coriander, I have made salads using coriander rather than lettuce as the main green with delicious results.

¥ 8,800 for a toaster?

I will continue to be pleased with sandwiches made with two plain slices of bread filled with delicious ingredients.

@ Elvis is here, The vast majority of video game players do not become murderers.

I use a tent for camping out, as Danielsan points out this tent looks too small to stretch out and sleep.

Preservation of the environment is the most important issue facing us today. Keep it up Lula.

The Japanese kimono is the world's most beautiful and alluring female garment.

A wise robber would have gone to a store just a little further away from his home and a bit of a disguise to fool the surveillance cameras would have been prudent.

Dear Stephen, I worked in a slaughterhouse for seven years, it was located away from residential areas because of zoning regulations, the byproducts can have a rather unpleasant smell. As far as the screams of animals I can truthfully say I never heard any. Federal humane slaughter laws, in the USA anyway, give animals a quick and painless death.

Like ジョージ if I ate 82 beans I could blast many oni into oblivion.

I like to start my days with a cup of strong green tea into which I have mashed a couple of umeboshi...delicious!

"... In the first incident, he pressed his body against a woman’s back."

I can only think of the time I was riding the Ōme Line from Ushihama to Tachikawa and reached up to scratch the top of my head just as the train was loading passengers at Haijima. It was peak commuting time and so many passengers jammed in that I couldn't lower my arm. My body was pressed against other bodies on all sides but there was nothing erotic about the situation.

The young leaves along with the new blossoms are one of my favorite spring vegetables. I season them with bacon and add a splash of apple cider vinegar at the table.

@ 1glenn, a sad truth.

I can't imagine an order of gyoza without a cold beer to wash it down!

Unfortunately depression is a beast that is little understood. I would have thought that Anthony Bourdain and Robin Williams were on top of the world but I would have been wrong. That being said Rest in Peace dear lady and sweet innocent children.

My favorite additive for my morning cup of green tea is a couple of umeboshi plums with shiso, gets me ready to face the day.

I use them in stir-fries and have often used them as a component in a garden salad. Delicious!

Zizi, I was an air traffic controller at Yokota AB for 8 years and saw several Blue Impulse performances when they were still flying the F-86. I'm sure the Red Arrows are good but don't sell Blue Impulse short. I admire the acrobatic teams of all countries.

I live in the USA but recognized my diminished ability to drive safely at the age of 80, gave it up and donated my car to charity. Home deliveries are available and their cost is offset by the money I save by not having a car (insurance, gas, repair bills, etc.)

Walker had virtually no qualifications that would have made him a capable senator, I find it deeply disturbing that some voters consider party loyalty more important than the actual ability to legislate.

I spent the decade of the 1960s in Japan and even in those ancient days I ate many nigiri that featured canned tuna. Todays use is nothing new.

No pancake is better than one made with buckwheat, slathered with butter, drowned with real maple syrup, and served with crispy bacon on the side.

A crusty baguette along with snails in garlic butter and a chilled dry white wine, a heavenly combination.

Turkeys are mean't to be eaten, that's why they say, "gobble - gobble - gobble."

I gave an American friend some miso years ago and he spread it sparingly on toast like Marmite or Vegemite, it was quite tasty that way.

Years ago I gave some shiro miso to a friend who started spreading it thinly on toast like Vegemite and having it for breakfast along with a cup of coffee, surprisingly tasty.